The illustrations are full of charming, funny details; the Italian-speaking cat has us all wandering around the house saying "non c'e di che" ("don't mention it"): and I particularly like the Wind who, after creating mild havoc with a tempest, says "You do these things in a moment of madness, and then you're left with the mess. I've probably bought 300-400 children's books in the past few years, and this is definitely one of the best. 8 people found this helpful.

The King of Capri book. This is a lovely story with a good moral from Jeanette Winterson, complemented by Jane Ray's bright, vibrant illustrations

The King of Capri book. This is a lovely story with a good moral from Jeanette Winterson, complemented by Jane Ray's bright, vibrant illustrations. I came across this book at a friend's house, whose two year old son loves it (more for the illustrations I think than the story, though he was glued to every word), but I'm sure that it would capture the interest of children much older too.

by Jeanette Winterson & illustrated by Jane Ra.

He gets kind of sloppy so he hangs all his finery out on the line (he doesn’t know you have to wash them first). A great wind comes up and blows the king’s stuff across from the island of Capri to the city of Naples.

The King of Capri by Jeanette Winterson (Paperback, 2004). This is Jeanette's second book for Bloomsbury, her first the adult novel, THE PASSION, was published in 1987. Jane Ray lives in London and this is her first book for Bloomsbury

The King of Capri by Jeanette Winterson (Paperback, 2004). Jane Ray lives in London and this is her first book for Bloomsbury. Jane's previous books published by Orchard, Orion and Walker Books are amongst some of children's literature's favourite picture books. Country of Publication.

Jane Ray (born 11 June 1960) is an English illustrator of more than 70 children's books. She is the writer and illustrator of some including Can You Catch a Mermaid?

Jane Ray (born 11 June 1960) is an English illustrator of more than 70 children's books. She is the writer and illustrator of some including Can You Catch a Mermaid? (Orchard Books), Ahmed and the Feather Girl (Frances Lincoln), and The Elephants Garden (Boxer Books). She won the 1992 Nestlé Children's Book Prize in the 6- to 8-year-old readers category for the Story of the Creation, published by Orchard Books (.

When a greedy king wakes up one morning, everything he owns has gone - blown across the bay to neighbouring Naples.

by Jeanette Winterson · Jane Ray. 2005·. When a greedy king wakes up one morning, everything he owns has gone - blown across the bay to neighbouring Naples. When a poor and humble washerwoman wakes up that same morning her back yard is full of things that simply were not there the night before. The Pleasure of Reading.

Winterson's traditionally rooted story is made original by the eloquence of her description and by Jane Ray's stunning and vibrant illustrations' Guardian 'Gorgeous and luminous. The fairytale ends with a wedding, as it should, but what delights is the exuberance of the narrative voice.

By Jeanette Winterson. Jeanette Winterson's first book for children, ''The King of Capri,'' offers a new fairy tale

By Jeanette Winterson. Ages 6 to 10). Jeanette Winterson's first book for children, ''The King of Capri,'' offers a new fairy tale. The king had been out to a party, and yet he looks sad and is full of complaint: ''Why have I got two hands but only one mouth?'' This is a man who needs to get a grip on life. Jane Ray's memorable picture embodies his shaky grasp on reality, as we see him from behind, plump and nude, hanging his dirty clothes on the line

Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world . The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s late plays

Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world literature. The Passion is perhaps her most highly acclaimed work, a modern classic that confirms her special claim on the novel. The Winter’s Tale is one of Shakespeare’s late plays. It tells the story of a king whose jealousy results in the banishment of his baby daughter and the death of his beautiful wife. His daughter is found and brought up by a shepherd on the Bohemian coast, but through a series of extraordinary events, father and daughter, and eventually mother too, are reunited.

This is Jeanette Winterson's second book for children. Her first book, The King of Capri, illustrated by Jane Ray, was very well received. Jeanette's first novel, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, won the Whitbread Award. item 1 Tanglewreck by Winterson, Jeanette 0747580642 The Cheap Fast Free Post -Tanglewreck by Winterson, Jeanette 0747580642 The Cheap Fast Free Post.